General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Plant Height: 24 - 30 inches
Plant Spread: 18 inches
Leaves: Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Lavender
Other: Lavender-pink
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Rabbit Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Other info: Good self-seeder
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs repotting every 2 to 3 years
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Anise Hyssop
  • Rose Mint
  • Bill Williams Mountain Giant Hyssop
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Agastache pallidiflora subsp. neomexicana
  • Synonym: Agastache austromontana

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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-07-05
Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2020-07-05
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-24
Location: Beavercreek, OR
Date: Jul 25, 2008
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2014
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-09-24
1st year plant
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2014-08-13
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2012-07-01
Location: Beavercreek, OR
Photo courtesy of Truls Jensen and Emma Elliott of Wild Ginger Fa
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2015-12-16

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Sep 24, 2014 6:15 AM concerning plant:
    This is a more compact Agastache. Good for a border or in containers.
Plant Events from our members
piksihk On October 8, 2019 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
No germ.
piksihk On January 9, 2019 Seeds sown
Pot
MrsBinWY On April 15, 2017 Potted up
14
MrsBinWY On February 16, 2017 Seeds germinated
MrsBinWY On February 8, 2017 Seeds sown
milk jug, room temp, 16 seeds from duane456
antsinmypants On May 25, 2022 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On May 15, 2022 Seeds sown
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